言

• It is a book of nearly 200,000 words .
  全书近二十万言。
• May i presume to advise you ?
  我可以冒昧向你进一言吗？
• The "friends" was, of course, an overstatement .
  “朋友”这个词儿当然有点言过其词。
• Slang had been a principal component of his rattling .
  他唠叨的主要是一些假语村言。
• The letters show an eagerness, an animation .
  披读信札，一种殷切激越之情，溢乎言表。
• She felt the undertonethe real significance .
  她听得出这言外的意义真正的意义。
• It is time you listened to a few home truths about yourself .
  你该听一些逆耳之言了。
• A lively conversation went on with everybody joining in .
  你一言，我一语，谈得很热闹。
• A large silent audience has gathered, after all .
  一大群沉默无言的听众终于聚集起来了。
• He didn't say a syllable, too .
  他一言半字也未说。